Lidder Valley

Lidder Valley
Liddar Valleya
The Lidder Valley at Pahalgam
Length25 mi (40 km)
Width3 mi (4.8 km)
Geography
CountryIndia
StateJammu and Kashmir
RegionKashmir
DistrictAnantnag
Population centerPahalgam
Borders onSind Valley (North)
Kashmir Valley (West)
Coordinates33°46′35″N 75°12′48″E / 33.77639°N 75.21333°E / 33.77639; 75.21333
Mountain rangeHimalayas
RiverLidder River

The Lidder Valley or Liddar Valley is a Himalayan sub-valley that forms the southeastern corner of Anantnag district in Indian-administered Kashmir. The Lidder River flows down the valley. The entrance to the valley lies 7 km northeast from Anantnag town and 62 km southeast from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a 40-km-long gorge valley with an average width of 3 km.